Hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’ is being supported by the government as a means of giving the UK energy security for decades to come. However, many people aren’t happy about fracking and a lot of environmental campaigners believe that no fracking should take place at all. They argue that there are significant environmental downsides to fracking and that renewable energy, such as solar and wind energy should be replacing oil, gas and coal as quickly as possible to limit the impacts of climate change.